The Republican journal., 1887-11-17


NArTErEC. MEN, Nov. 81 1887. The best
visiting land in t.lo world is McXico-now So
easily accessible, and still so quantity pcui-
eslsle. tniortiWattly, however. for the tourist,
it, pristine guartnos> ,iininislics i'll about the
same laii" iliHt 'lie ease with which il may he
visited is ii:rrca>.,l fo: initiative people take
on The customs and cost times of foreigners With
>urpri>in.; quichnc>s. Scarcely i've years ago
no town in hlrXiyo would have loukcd out of
place in Greece. Palestine. Syria OF Egypt: aud
there are vet Il few places. remote from the
usual lii." of travel. uii>peilcd 10y the tricks
an, The manners of Americans. one of these
is iautcpee, away down in the State of More
los-a little city of six thousand souls midway
between tuaut'a and tuernavaca, and about
ninety ui!rs southeast from the City of McNi-
20. Iicr.ahontS the country remains precisely
the same as in crnluric5 past l.-otg hears 10
word spoken bat in the Spanish language. and
no foreign element has come in to introduce
foreign i'cm> and arouse The people from their
siesins.
TLi> n!a>t conservative and sleepy little her,
is f;ii.ois for itN orchards, olan@c-9raycs and
>u-ar-r, iil'iir>. 1t Is Delightfully."- situated
surrounded on all sides hy ciou,l-carpcd heights
but ht'l@ lisc hundred feet lower than tie
capital, its climate is much warmer
Al TIE RAILWAY STATION
not enly IN lauteIec, but everywhere in
McNico-threc distinct CLASSES of people are to
be seen ht>!e> the passengers and clnpo, ocs.
VIZ. pCddlcl>. loungcrs and br@gaiS. Soint OF
the peldlcr- are as gladly welcomed BY Us as
they welcome the wandering -lmcricnUo with
his ready lur>c-for they briii. the most tempt
n@ fruits. including fresh ig>. pinc-apllvS
Strawberries, mangocS. and many other varic-
ties peculiar to Mexico. which we have learned
10 like, but whose names 10 Morherner can
e'er learn TO rlouornce,- all at prices >,lrtl-
ly low. other iedicr> bring you canes of ma
tive woods; beautiful opal>. from the mines Of
far Queretaro: pottery in quaiute>t designs
ornamental baskets Of AL shapes :.n, sizes /;
and Vdl'lc> Of every sort. from h}}n{cS 10 cold
roast ducks.
The loun@er>, too. we can tolerate. though
they watch lis with The eys of hawk, and are
ready 10 Il AT whatever They can law land, on
for their dress and Iantla"" i always an
Interesting study. Some ot the men sec IN ls
much too heavily a. others are too srantiIy
clad. The rHnchrIu III comfortable cirvlinl-
stances Invariably wears dark WOODEN clothing.
even Or hottest Gays, his garment, weighted
with silver coiii> and niltton>. and l:n!cn with
embroidery in .:oi or silver; t'lc whoi, topped
10y a-wih--p spreading. nlilch-'e,iore, srnlLipy0
which weighs many pounds.
In III coolest days and the hi-h''-; attitudes
the harc-Ioolcd PrDnS appear in TIE ;iic>l Of
White cotton habiiuenl>. with llo other pro-
tertIon from wind and weather tiai. the wooden
blanket i'll hir} he >wati,l'cE his neck AID head.
le:N in. the lower cNircmiti"> bare. The lower
rl:>>r>. who are not too poor II purchase, or
too lHs;. IT, make ,hcln, Wear
HtAR.CIIEs.
or Sandals. WElir! consist merely of i heavy
sole oi 1N-lliIo ,.tuch larger than tie wt;.rcr',.
foot, held Oh by rathern thongs.
But the professional! hcggIrS, Wiz. their filth
and rag. their and diseases are .titpgeti.-
G! disgusting. and merit no liberation for their
unlimited t'ce,.h. None oi them are in the
least ;rollhl,r! wis, titaitlitl iii making known
their warts; lui the instant the train stops.
Young aul old nlni, u female, ,lrine forwar,!
viii astonishing aacrity. however i'll OF Grip
pred they may desire % appear. hey surround
You witt "ut->lrctri,o,i hands. ur claW>.--,hey
seize Your garments and rliH@ TO YOU with
locks of >urpli'-ation. nnr'nurins i'os bins
for Gods sake with IL mach palho a, hey
can li!ustrr.
Al tho .i"nacai"ifci station, where the train
stops half an hour ! observed I; tall. 4uilnt
ri!ialC hcs-.ar WAC wore. fastened to the front
OF der -owi. iiie dilapi'latc.l remains of an Old.
bruad-hrIinned straw hat. which WAS supposed
to have iniong"d to her In u.l'tnd. an! bv That
token all ht'to',lerS We're expected 10 believe
her Il uo,irniu,. .jlov :; ;r u,,tln bnr .u,.r
alipli- tht ,Y,-..,,,-,.r.. .viln.nr,trr>.iunun unnn
her dirty i.t.f t ;i,., ,ft,n..t ,yn, ,vn, .,,,.
ti,pictad ng,un tn. hu!i.af, eonntenaurt: A few
moments later Aapirlcd to notice her again.
oh; WI lifting il, triumph on the platform at
the farther end Of Tic station. The I;ig,hlious
expression Which had drawn fort. or 1,iar;era
n @u.i,, from hr count p,aiicp. and in il, .t,;,,,
Ufit. !r:i!ll,il ,...ftu.np,t rs she snlokrl !,
cigarette, aiil ch:tt,. .e,ily with her .ro>spirr
con!p"iii'.t..
At Whatever railway station on,. stop, in
Nj Xiro. whether for breakfast dinner. ,:!!-
chvoi @" Supl"r. the tit>I question a~Lv.i l,v
the waiter l.. '-iiow will y0u have Your ggs
co"kr,:" i.9.~ are Il staple article uf food
here. and HE hardest worked class in tie c0t.ll-
Try tr iIc l'eM-. For :: I,er>pn who i colfui.i-
i'';tiing trip g. McNiro il j. GOOD Plan 10
purchase Manual of onvcrsaion'' in Span
i>l, and learn few Of he usual Questions nliji
answers. assure You it will t- great help.
ami VOC cannot ." far imi,s in the i'ronuncia-
tiol il !"u remember to apply the same rules
IL IA l"iin.
i-ei u~ take
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,y,ys i tbn ,nn', t,,i'.,i iii f az ' l,l!i,.
,., f,,i u, rp; p' u W 'i'a'''H. it",'. ~,
when the surrounding >hopl are lighted. am,
men AMI women >atnter about smoking the
universal cigarette, and the sweetest music on
carttl-ihat u mandolin and ",iiar-t!ls the
fragrant alr beneath yellow southern moon
one can readily fancy himself in Old Granada
or alhoiig lie Fiht-cIai hills OF the Gua'!al-
quiol>.
But OH how startling are the contrasts
Music ahh moonlight. murnuring fountains
ana loVt-ht eyes are not all of life i'll this
dreamy country. Take Just one every day
example: 1hc Mexican women, beng is fond
of pets Il, are the gentle si>terlood iii Other
parts OF the world. many OF them choosc-not
cats or parrots or pug>. but rigs for the recip-
tents OF their carcS>cs. 1t is quite common
here to meet Il woman leading by string pig
that is black as black can he. with which she
appears TO be on chuminy terms; and long af-
Ter the beast has ceased TO deserve his juvenile
t'ile he literally shares her bed and board.
Whc IN the city of Guanajuate, was one
day III the largest and finest store in the princi-
pal street, engaged in the hopeless task of try
ing to match shades. (for everybody appears to
be co'"r blind in MeXico),-w suddenly Il
great cohimolion arose, and the noise of hur-
rNihS lcet threW purchasers into panic under
the belief that revolution had broken out.